Press Release  Falmouth Man Pleads Guilty to Larceny and Money Laundering in Connection With Construction Machinery Scheme

Boston — A Falmouth man has pleaded guilty to larceny and money laundering charges in connection with a construction machinery scheme through which he stole money from customers, Attorney General Maura Healey announced today.

Dennis Desgroseilliers, age 68, of Falmouth, pleaded guilty in Suffolk Superior Court yesterday to charges of Larceny over $250 (10 counts) as a Common and Notorious Thief and Money Laundering (two counts). Desgroseilliers, who owned two construction equipment companies, accepted payment for equipment from multiple buyers but never delivered the products or provided refunds. He will be sentenced on Dec. 8.

Desgroseilliers had two companies, DJD Associations and Machinery USA. Through these companies, he bought, sold, and traded construction equipment locally, nationwide, and internationally.

The AG’s investigation, which began in June 2014, revealed that Desgroseilliers would communicate with and meet various interested buyers, both individuals and companies, who were doing business across the nation and internationally. These buyers would provide Desgroseilliers with an agreed upon amount for used construction machinery such as excavators, backhoes, and cranes.

However, in most instances, the equipment was never delivered and customers did not receive refunds from Desgroseilliers, who would fabricate various excuses as to why the equipment had not been delivered.

In one case, a customer contacted Desgroseilliers about buying equipment for his company in Nigeria. The buyer paid Desgroseilliers $78,000 for an excavator and $80,000 for a wheel loader, but the equipment was never delivered, despite repeated requests from the buyer.

In another instance, Desgroseilliers received $110,000 from a Pennsylvania shipping company for two pieces of heavy duty construction equipment, but the company never received the equipment or a refund.

Authorities allege that Desgroseilliers stole more than $635,000 from victims who paid him for construction equipment that was never delivered. He was indicted in March 2015.

The case was prosecuted by Special Assistant Attorney General Marina Moriarty and Assistant Attorney General Kristen Stone, with assistance from Victim Advocate Megan Williams of AG Healey’s Victim Services Division and Paralegal Emily Bartlett. It was investigated Massachusetts State Police assigned to the AG’s Office and AG Healey’s Financial Investigations Division.

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